Tottenham claimed both the bragging rights and the Champions League driving seat as they beat
A two-minute double salvo from Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon gave Spurs a half-time lead, and although Per Mertesacker's deflected header got the visitors back in the game, Spurs held on and went seven points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal.
Manchester City are now just two points ahead of Andre Villas-Boas' side, albeit with a game in hand, but the Portuguese insisted that his side must build on this result,
Mousa Dembele and Emmanuel Adebayor were both substituted with injuries, which will have been a concern ahead of Thursday's Europa League tie with Inter Milan before Villas-Boas claimed that they should be fit again.
For Arsenal, the big concerns will be how their defence could be so leaky and how they will find a way back into the top four this season.